Awso Peshdary

Awso Peshdary (1990-) was a Canadian Islamic State recruiter and financier.

Biography
Awso Peshdary was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1990 to a family of Pakistani descent. He attended Algonquin College, and he befriended John Maguire and Khadar Khalib, forming an Islamist terror cell. Peshdary was believed to be a major Islamic State recruiter and financier, sending money to the group and recruiting Canadians to fight for IS in Syria. In February 2015, the RCMP arrested Peshdary; his two friends were likely killed in Syria in November 2014.